Waist-belt.



No. 764,999. PATENTBD JULY 12, 1904.

- T. GALLERT.

H0 MODEL.

INVENTOH WI TNE SSE S:

W M M I g ATTORNEYS Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE GALLERT,

OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

WAIST-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,999, dated July 12,1904.

Application filed July 25, 1903.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE GALLERT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedVVaist-Belt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a buckleless waist belt whichwill fit snugly to the waist of the wearer, the said belt comprising abody-section, a front locking-section, and a cover-flap for thelocking-section so constructed that it will lie fiat in the fastened orclosed position of the belt, remaining in cover position thereon,imparting to the belt the appearance of continuity.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct a belt of thecharacter described thatit may be quickly and conveniently placed inposition on the wearer and removed and which can be Worn with comfort.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a belt constructed in accordance withmy invention,

the belt being shown with its ends connected and the cover-flappartially opened out. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection through the front orlocking section of the belt and a portion of the body, the belt beingfully closed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the latch-plateconstituting a part of the locking-section of the belt. Fig. 4: is afront elevation of a part of the plate constituting a second element inthe locking-section of the belt. Fig. 5 is a transverse section throughthe keeper-plate, taken practically on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4:; and Fig.6 is a horizontal section through a latchelement of slightly-differentconstruction.

A represents the body of the belt, which may be made of any desiredmaterial-as, for example, leather or fabric or a combination Serial No.166,978. (No model.)

of bothand the said body may be given any desired shape.

B represents the locking-section for the belt, comprising a latch member6, a keeper member b, and a cover flap or member 6 A space intervenesbetween the ends of the body, which space is bridged by the saidlocking-section B.

In constructing the body section A a knuckle 10 is formed at one end anda knuckle 11 is formed at the opposite end. The latch member 6 is hingedto the knuckle 11 and is of less length than the length of the spacebetween the ends of the body. This latch member 6 consists of a thinmetal plate 12, suitably curved, and a hook 13 at the outer end of theplate, the shank of which hook is secured to the inner face of the plateby rivets 14 or their equivalents, and at the opposite end of the saidplate a transverse slot 15 is made, through which the knuckle 11 of thebody of the belt passes, thereby providing a hinged connection betweenthe body of the belt and the latch member b. The construction of thislatch member 6 is completed by adding thereto a covering 16, of fabricor of leather, according to the material of which the body of the beltis constructed. The keeper member 6 also consists of a thin metal plate17, properly curved; but the keeper member 6 extends from end to end ofthe body of the belt and is provided with a slot 18 at one end toreceive the knuckle 10 of the body of the belt and in this manner thesaid keeper member I) is hinged to the belt-body. The plate 17 of thekeeper member b is provided with transverse slots 19, adapted to receivethe hook 13 of the latch member, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and as isillustrated especially in Figs. A and 5. The edges of the slots 19 inthe said plate 17 are olfset or struck outward, as is shown at 20 in thesaid figures vhereby to enable the hook 13 to readily enter any one ofthe slots and to have firm engagement with the keeper-plate after suchentrance. The construction of the keeper member 6 is completed by asuitable covering21, having openings therein corresponding to the slotsin the plate 17.

When the belt is to be closed or fastened upon the person, the hook 13is made to enter one of the slots 19, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, anda loose loop 22 is slid over the latch and the keeper members, as isillustrated in Fig. 1. In order to conceal these two elements of thelocking-section B of the belt, I employ a cover member 5 which lends theappearance of continuity to the belt, and this cover member 5 is in thenature of a flap and is made of leather or of fabric-in fact, of thesame material of which the body of the belt is constructed. The free end23 of the cover member 6 is more or less pointed, while its opposite endis provided with a tab 24:, and this tab is preferably passed inwardthrough the'end slot 18 in the plate 17 of the keeper member 6, and isthen smoothly secured in any approved manner to the inner face of thebody of the belt, as is shown in Fig. 2. After the belt has beenfastened on the person the free end 23 of the cover member 6 is slippedthrough the loose loop 22 at the outer face of the belt, as isillustrated in Fig. 2, whereupon the free end of the cover member passesover upon the end portion of the body of the belt in which the knuckle11 is formed.

Instead of making the latch member?) in the manner shown in Figs. 1, 2,and 3, it may be constructed as illustrated in Fig. 6, in which the onlydifference consists in that the hook 13 is notdirectly attached to theplate 12,but at the corresponding end of the plate a pocket25 is formedat the inner ride of the member 6, and in this pocket 25 one end of anelastic 26 is secured, the other end of the elastic carrying a hook 13,which is adapted to enter any one of the slots 19 in the keeper member6'.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. AWaist-beltconsisting of a body-section formed ofpliable material, and a locking-section formed of rigid material, thelocking-section comprising a latch member having hinge connection withone end of the body-section and a keeper member having hinge connectionwith the other end of the body-section, the latch member being providedwith ahook and the keeper member with slots to be e11- gaged by saidhook, said rigid members which form the locking-section being curved toconform approximately to the waist of the wearer.

2. A waist-belt consisting of a body-section formed of pliable material,and a locking-section formed of metal, said locking-section comprising alatch member having hinge connection with one end of the body-sectionand a keeper member having hinge connection with the other end of thebody-section, the latch member being provided with a hook, and thekeeper member with slots to be engaged by said hook, said metallicmembers which form the locking-section being curved to conformapproximately to the waist of the wearer and being covered with materialsimilar to that from which the body-section of the belt is made, thecovering of the keeper member having openings corresponding to the slotstherein, and a cover member adapted to bridge the space between the endsof the belt when the belt is closed upon a person, said cover memberbeing formed of the same material as that used in the body portion ofthe belt and being hinged at one end to one end of said body portion,the hinge being the same one that unites one of the locking members withsaid body portion.

3. A waist-bclt comprising a body-section having knuckles formed at itsends, a keeper member having hinged connection with one of the knucklesand when the belt is closed extending substantially to the oppositeknuckle of the belt, a keeper member hinged to the latter-named knuckleon the belt-body, the

keeper member being provided with slots and 1 the latch member with ahook to enter the said slots, and a cover member adapted to bridge thespace between the ends of the belt when the belt is closed upon aperson, which cover member is hinged to the outer end portion of thebelt, and a keeper for the said cover member, as and for the purposedescribed.

4. A belt comprising a body having knuckles at its ends and alocking-section between the ends of the body, the locking-sectioncomprising a keeper member hinged to one end of the body and providedwith a series of openings outwardly offset at one edge, a latch memberpivoted to the opposite end of the body, a hook carried by the latchmember, adapted to enter any one of the slots in the keeper member, acover member hinged to one end of the body at its outer portion, andadapted in the closed position of the belt to extend beyond the oppositeend of the body, and a loop adapted to receive the free end of the covermember, for the purpose described.

5. A waist-belt, consisting of abody-section and a locking-section, thelocking-section comprising a keeper member and a cooperating latchmember each provided with a vertical slot at its outer end, the ends ofthe body-section being provided with loops passing through said verticalslots to form hinges for the outer ends of the two members of thelocking-section, means for adjustably connecting the latch-section withthe keeper-section, a cover hinged at one end of the body-section toextend across the locking-section and lap the other end of thebody-section, and a keeper for the free end of said cover.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEODORE GALLERT.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. AOKER, JNo. M. BITTER.

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